Try running a ping session.
$ ping host -c 100
This will give you a count of packets received and lost.
phil wrote:
>
> I'm not very knowledable about networking/internet type things. How would I go
> about testing for packet loss?
>
> Also, is there a good How-to out there for ipchains? I found the man pages
> less than helpful, and i'm not sure where to look.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Phil Knauss
>
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